UMCES@IMET Faculty
| Name/Title | Lab/Description | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
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In Sook Ahn Assistant Research Scientist |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
|
410-234-8851 |
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Leah Blasiak Assistant Research Scientist |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
|
410-234-8843 |
|
Feng Chen Associate Professor |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Marine microbial ecology, microbial oceanography and biogeography, microbial diversity, genomics, and functional genomics, phage-host interactions, clean green biotechnology. |
410-234-8866 |
|
J. Sook Chung Associate Professor |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Neuroendocrine regulation on crustacean physiology of molting, growth, reproduction, sex differentiation and stress responses. |
410-234-8841 |
|
Russell Hill IMET Director and Professor |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Marine actinomycete ecology and molecular biology, microbiology of marine natural products, bacterial and cyanobacterial symbionts of marine sponges, marine bacteriophages, metal resistance in actinomycetes and application in bioremediation. |
410-234-8802 |
|
Rosemary Jagus Associate Professor |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Translational control of gene expression, regulation of gene activity during early development, host defense against virus infection and viral countermeasures, diversity of eukaryotic translational initiation with emphasis on dinoflagellates. |
410-234-8822 |
|
Yantao Li Assistant Professor |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Algal molecular biology and biochemistry; metabolic engineering for biofuels and bioproducts; algal biotechnology and environmental bioremediation |
410-234-8833 |
|
Jin Liu Assistant Research Scientist |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Microalgal molecular biology and biotechnology; genetic engineering for algal biofuels and bioproducts; Fermentation- and PBR-based algae cultivation for production of high-value products and biofuels |
410-234-8864 |
|
Allen Place Professor |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that permit organisms to adapt to unique diets, environments, and interactions (symbiosis), molecular basis of sex determination. |
410-234-8828 |
|
Eric Schott Research Assistant Professor |
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Molecular detection of estuarine pathogens, molecular characterization of blue crab pathogens, viruses in the blue crab. |
410-234-8823 |